Organisation Structures

Question 1

What is span of control?

Answer 1

Number of employees and manager is responsible for

Question 2

What is chain of command?

Answer 2

Hi line of authority within a business

Question 3

Give the span of control and chain of command and tall structures

Answer 3

Now a span of control
Long chain of command

Question 4

Give two features of tool structures

Answer 4

Less delegation
Tighter control
Longer for communication to pass through the layers

Question 5

Give the span of control and chain of command in flat structures

Answer 5

Wide span of control
Short term of command

Question 6

Give two features of flat structures

Answer 6

More delegation and less direct control
Vertical communication improved
Highest staff responsibility

Question 7

What is delayering ?

Answer 7

Removing layers of management from the hierarchy of business

Question 8

Give three benefits of delaying

Answer 8

Lower labour cost
Faster, decision-making
Shorter communication paths
Emphasis on teamwork and environment

Question 9

What is delegation?

Answer 9

Assignment to others of authority for tasks, functions and decisions

Question 10

What is three benefits of delegation

Answer 10

Reduces management work
Employee, empowerment and motivation
Senior management may focus on key tasks

Question 11

Give three disadvantages of delegation

Answer 11

Depends on employee experience
Increased workload on employees
Hard in small workplaces

Question 12

What style of leadership is a centralised organisation associated with?

Answer 12

Autocratic

Question 13

Give two features in the running of centralised organisations

Answer 13

Communication passes through leader
Decision-making a slower

Question 14

What style of leadership is a decentralised organisation associated with?

Answer 14

Democratic

Question 15

Give two features and the winning of decentralised organisations

Answer 15

Faster, decision-making
Employee involvement in decision-making process

Question 16

Give two reasons for changing an organisation structure

Answer 16

Employee motivation needs boosting
Business growth requires a formal structure

Question 17

Give two challenges of changing organisation structure

Answer 17

Demotivation and disruption
Manager and employee resistance

Question 18

What is organisation culture?

Answer 18

Values, attitudes, and beliefs of a business

Question 19

Give two ways, organisational culture can be seen as

Answer 19

Amount of training offered
The way employees dress
Our building is designed and equipped

Question 20

What is corporate culture?

Answer 20

Businesses, beliefs, guiding management, and how employees interact with each other

Question 21

Give three components of corporate culture

Answer 21

Vision
Values
Practices
People
Place